Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's consider first of all the quantitative ground , erm and let's talk about one of the major transitions , one of the major origins about which we have some information , and that is the origin of the mammals from the reptiles. erm we have quite a lot of fossils erm erm from the permian up to the triassic erm of mammals and their reptilian ancestors , and we know pretty well what went on . |
| 2 | Pray that these leaders may seek first the Kingdom of God . |
| 3 | So let's demonstrate first of all how they work . |
| 4 | And if it be objected that A may act first ( against B ) and explain why afterwards , whereupon B acts to C 's detriment , the answer is that it is not A's act which has caused C 's loss but the implied threat that it will be repeated . |
| 5 | Everybody thought he must think first about the bringing up of the children |
| 6 | and this couple over there must think first about the children |
| 7 | I should explain first why it was Alec Davidson who exposed these mysteries to me . |
| 8 | I should emphasize first , that the two possibilities shown in Fig. 24.2 are not the only explanations for the origins of the incest taboo . |
| 9 | It was plain to the little man that the Assassin , who had exerted herself hugely , must eat first . |
| 10 | This concern should focus first on understanding ‘ how it is possible ’ for corporate crime to be endemic in our ‘ law and order ’ society , and second , and hopefully flowing from this understanding , ‘ how can it be contained or regulated ? ’ |
| 11 | We agree with the Government that MPAs should be advised that , in carrying out this review , they should concentrate first on permissions granted between 1948 and 1969 , during the first two years , as these are more likely to lack the conditions and/or present the most serious environmental problems . |
| 12 | sixty percent of customers buy first through re recommendations , for instance , right , if I can prove to you that sixty percent of customers buy , buy first through recommendations , right , would you not see that as a kind er reason why you should buy first as well ? |
| 13 | Before considering making an application to the local council for a rent or rate rebate , an elderly person who is hard pressed financially should consider first whether her income is so low that she might do better to make an application for a supplementary pension , which brings with it other benefits ( previously described ) . |
| 14 | To answer these questions , we must consider first the papal anathemas at the Easter Council of 1099 , and then the character of his host at Lyons , Archbishop Hugh . |
| 15 | Community care assessments must focus first and foremost on the person 's needs ( rather than seeking to fit people in to existing services ) , must be in partnership with the person and their carers , be flexible , timeous and simple , and multidisciplinary . |
| 16 | You should speak first , as your daughter 's natural father , and when you have finished , you could then say , ‘ I will now pass you over to Ted , Mary 's stepfather ’ . |
| 17 | Designing training we started yesterday we are finishing the session now so in your opinion what are the most important things we should do first when designing training ? |
| 18 | Obviously it was she who must speak first . |
| 19 | They should look first at theft . |
| 20 | A belief held by a number of software designers is that if the software is properly designed then there should be no need for an emulator ; it should work first time . |
| 21 | That stresses , above all , that one should defend first and attack second . |
| 22 | To understand the conceptual framework of his contemporaries , we must look first at the efforts being made to uncover a pattern of development among the fossils . |
| 23 | In whatever capacity the surveyor is appointed , he should understand first his role as defined by his conditions of engagement agreed with his client and , secondly , his specific role as laid down within the building contract being used . |
| 24 | It implies that we should decide first whether we are considering its value as a means or its value in itself . |
| 25 | And yet this creature who so violates the natural order and traditional gender divisions by dressing as a man also does things better than a man : ‘ I should draw first and prove the quicker man ’ , she says ( iv . |
| 26 | ‘ The jury must decide first . |
| 27 | He seems to think that it is fair that I should have first crack since I am the one who has carried the worms about for the last umpteen days . |
| 28 | It is interesting that he should have first obtained benefices in the north ; in the late thirteenth century very many royal clerks were beneficed in the province of York , and it is clear that he was in the king 's service by 1262 , acting as a proctor for Henry III in the French court . |
| 29 | The three parts would be determined and then Lothar should have first pick . |
| 30 | In view of the agonizing difficulties faced by so many elderly people on very low incomes , is there any way this house , this week , can ask the minister to make a statement whether the cold weather payments could be made and all the red tape regulations removed because those payments are not made unless there are seven days of freezing weather and it does seem to me , the welfare of your old should have first priority . |